Been real hard to get bit here on long island lately.Tonight i was fishing a lake that has an area of submerged tree stumps,there were fish everywhere i threw worms i threw fat ikas i threw craws,but all to no avail. Even a white bronzeye spro frog and i couldnt get anything more than a single bite that amounted to nothing.Please help on this,there are some very over 5 # bass at this spot,should i use a spook ,maybe a jitterbug, banjo minnow? BTW i fish in waders. :-?

if you can see the fish the waters probaly clear

id downsize my line and go with a small tube with light weight or drop shot a small worm or wacky rig a senko in natural colors

also id try a small crawfish crank or a lipless crank like a rattle trap

a jig and pig worked slow or a carolina rigged senko worked slow

good luck

e

thanks i appreciate the info,should i go light on the jig and pig like 1/8 or1/4 ounce, and do you thing a zara spook puppy would work?

I live in Rhode Island and we have had similar weather. Near shore, I have been grabbing smaller fish with a Power Worm near pads. Lately the bigger fish have been in about 10' of water though. Tube baits, lizards, any plastic is worth a try I guess. Not much luck with different depth cranks here (probably me lol), but you can't go wrong with a jig. I have been fishing pretty slow. the pre-spawn fish are a little funked right now.

Hope this helps a little!!

ajr

thnx ajr , my confidence baits are any soft plastics i do still catch on them but not as frequently as a month ago, probably just digging to deep into what im doing rather than just relaxing.Ive tried jigs in blue black combos w/ a rage chunk trailer i get hits but it seems that it never gets really pounded,ive been using 3/8 jigs on medium spinning gear should i go lighter on everything when the bite slows down? should i go from 5 inch senkos to 3 inch and so on?

I have been using spinning gear alot as well. I haven't changed the size of the plastics (I stay with the 7" Power Worm) but I am fishing as slow as the spring time. I cast a tube bait out the other day, was fiddiling with something on my boat, went back 20-30 seconds later, and there was a fish on!! That's how slow!! Strange!!

Good luck!!

thnx again good luck this summer